bokeh man1 Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 I've got a Rolleiflex 6x6 with a Zeiss 75mm f/3.5 tessar and I want to take some wide angles. What do you suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholas_t. Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 another camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_laepple Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 What about the panorama accessory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick roberts Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Mutar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_a._bridges Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 I dont know of anything you can do but save your money and bid on a mutar on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace_dibble6 Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 I second the suggestion of getting a different camera, either with interchangeable lenses or a non-interchangeable wide angle affixed. A Mutar is not unlike teleconverters--or any other secondary, afterthought optic--in that they transform an otherwise excellent lens into something less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_erickson Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 If you like the 6x6 format, TLRs, want wide angle, but don't want to spend $2000+, you can get a Mamiya C220 + 55mm lens set for around $500. It doesn't have "that Rollei feel", but it should do the job.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbc Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 rolleiwide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmarkpainter Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Bokeh, DO get a different camera. It seems like the Mutar goes for like $500 and are hard to find (they are rare anyway and have to be in the correct size). A Rolleiwide will set you back $2000. I chose to get a Mamiya 645 with a 35 (quite wide) for about $450. jmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick roberts Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Must admit that I use a Pentacon 6TL with the Arsat MC 30mm fisheye, Carl Zeiss Jena 50, 80 and 180 lenses - all for less than the last Mutar I saw - and it's pretty good if you're careful. Still prefer a Rollei any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray_nieves2 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 <p>I must disagree with the comments made here on the Mutar. If you can't afford a tele or wide-Rolleiflex and don't want to buy another camera (the C330 w/55 is a good option), I think a Mutar is a good option. I have the .7 wide Mutar and stopped down it gives very, very good results between f4-11. I have blown up images to 11x14 and they are very good with only some slight vignetting. Only on really big enlargements (16x20) will you note any image loss. On a 75mm lens, it becomes a 113mm with the 1.5 Mutar (hardly worth the effort) and with the .7 Mutar it is 55mm. There is a very good website where the owner of a GX tests the Mutar and finds it does a really good job for what it is. Do NOT compare the Mutars to the crap aux. lenses that were made for Bay I TLRs in the 60s and 70s. Remember, this is a Zeiss optic, custom designed & made to go on a Rolleiflex with some 5-6 elements. Zeiss does not make junk and would not have sullied their fine name with anything that would severely degrade quality. Do some research on the web before you rule it out by folks who have never used one.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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